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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the SPONGE trial

From: The impact of retractor SPONGE-assisted laparoscopic surgery on duration of hospital stay and postoperative complications in patients with colorectal cancer (SPONGE trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Participant in the PLCRC project

Indication for open colorectal surgery

Informed consent obtained for being offered experimental interventions within the PLCRC project

Emergency colorectal surgery

Distal colon (sigmoid) or rectum carcinoma

Inadequate understanding of the Dutch language in speech and/or writing

Elective laparoscopic surgery

 

Performance status WHO 0 to 2

 
  1. PLCRC, prospective cohort of colorectal cancer patients; WHO, World Health Organization performance status
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